A Taiwanese man living in Bangkok who experienced Taiwan's 921 earthquake in 1999 says the recent 7.7 tremor that affected Thailand felt similar. He says he hopes the Thai government will implement better disaster policy following the collapse of a skyscraper in the country's capital.
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00:00As Thailand recovers from last Friday's massive earthquake, a Taiwanese man living in Bangkok
00:06says it reminded him of Taiwan's 1999 earthquake that killed 2,400 people.
00:13I was very shocked.
00:15Thailand has never had an earthquake.
00:17It's a great lesson for Thai people.
00:19We can urge the government to put better policies in place.
00:42The government has been working since the earthquake hit last Friday to pull people from the rubble.
00:46Seventy people remain missing, with 12 confirmed deaths.